Epicadj

• 1

  Pertaining to a dialect characteristic of epic poems, especially Epic Greek.

  • Every δῆμος [dêmos] had one or more towns (πόλεις [poleis]), and accordingly for the complete description of the land, usual in the Epic phraseology, both expressions are commonly united […]
  • The first syllable is lengthened, as the antistrophic line […] shows, an Epic scansion in accordance with the Epic phrase […]

epicnoun詞源 1/ˈɛp.ɪk/

• 1

  An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.

  • The Icelandic epic took all night to recite.
• 2

  A series of events considered appropriate to an epic; any work of literature, film, etc. having heroic deeds and adventures as its subject matter.

  • The book was an epic in four volumes.
  • These epics nearly always had runaway trains, nincompoops floundering with the controls and a collapsed bridge just ahead!
• 3

  computingengineeringmathematicsA large or extended user story.

  • Epics are shown in a separate list from user stories. This is because it is the user stories that are developed, not epics. Epics are decomposed into child user stories.

epicadj詞源 1/ˈɛp.ɪk/

• 1

  Of or relating to an epic.

  • Beowulf is an epic poem.
  • The main theme of epic poetry is, of course, the hero, his life, his greatness of character, his deeds and his death.
• 2

  Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character.

  • The epic defense was rewarded with the highest military decorations
  • China's epic traffic jam "vanished" [title of article]
• 3

  Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.

  • The after-prom party was truly epic.
  • You made an epic mistake.

epicadj詞源 2/ˈɛp.ɪk/

• 1

  category-theorycomputingengineeringThat is an epimorphism.

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